Background
Rainey, Paul Barton was born on February 14, 1962 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Son of John Barton and Claire Isabel Rainey.
Rainey, Paul Barton was born on February 14, 1962 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Son of John Barton and Claire Isabel Rainey.
Bachelor of Science, University Canterbury, Christchurch, 1982. Master of Science, University Canterbury, Christchurch, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, University Canterbury, Christchurch, 1989.
Master of Arts (honorary), University Oxford, England.
Postdoctoral research fellow Cambridge University, England, 1989—1991. Higher science officer North American Electric Reliability Corporation Institute Virololgy and Environmental Microbiology, Oxford, 1991—1993. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council advanced research fellow University Oxford, 1994—1999, lecturer microbial population biology, 1996—2002, international professor biology, 2003—2005.
Chair ecology and evolution University Auckland, New Zealand, 2003—2006. Professor evolutionary genetics New Zealand Institute Advanced Study, Massey University, since 2007. Co-director, hopkins microbiology course Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, visiting professor, since 2006.
Senior adjunct researcher EAWAG, Zurich, Switzerland, since 2007.
Fellow: Royal Society New Zealand. Member: Allan Wilson Center Molecular Ecology and Evolution (director since 2008).
Married Katrina McCallum, May 6, 1989. 1 child Holly Annual.